Arri Eisen

Arri Eisen is a Senior Lecturer in Biology for Emory University’s Center for Ethics and co-editor of Science, Religion, and Society: History, Cultures, and Controversies (M. E. Sharpe, 2007). His Science in Your Life radio spots, which aired on Atlanta’s NPR affiliate, can be found here.

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Religion Dispatches

Does Religion Drive Evolution? And Other Questions from the Cutting Edge of Biohistory

New theories hold that aspects of human culture—religion, art, and economy—have an impact on our evolution as a species. And we’re changing fast.

Arri Eisen

November 11, 2009

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Religion Dispatches

Is the Boson Particle “Hated by God”?

Two eminent physicists have hypothesized that the Higgs boson might be hated by God to such an extent that if one occurred it would go back in time and stop itself from being made.

Arri Eisen

October 15, 2009

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Religion Dispatches

Killing One Primate to Save Another: The Ethics of Animal Rights

A disturbing story emerged this week of a scientist leaving his research out of fear for his and his family’s lives. What are our responsibilities in this area and what do our traditions have to say about it?

Arri Eisen

September 25, 2009

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